Commentary
Growing food, jobs, jam and community on an urban farm
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Opportunities and challenges confronted on a Detroit farm.
city
Casting a Flinty look
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New anthology shows Flint as more than bad water and explores how place shapes the stories of our lives.
Water
Great Lakes cities swallow streams
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Study shows Great Lakes are home to the largest collection of riverless urban areas.
Current State
Lake-to-lake train could attract riders, economic growth
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A coast to coast train in Michigan could be in our future. Current State talks to transportation expert Liz Treutel about the vision for a new passenger rail system in the state.
Podcasts
Mona Hanna-Attisha: “Flipping the story” in Flint
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MSUToday’s Russ White speaks with Mona Hanna-Attisha.
Land
Backyard chickens: an egg-cellent hobby
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Current State talks with Corie Johnson, who answers all your questions about backyard chicken farming.
Energy
Meanest, greenest cars and solarizing Saginaw Bay
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Mr. Great Lakes discusses how “green” the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy determined some cars to be and efforts in the Saginaw Bay area to increase solar energy.
Climate
Road agencies see savings if Michigan’s winter proves mild
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They could channel money otherwise spent on salt to road repair.
Land
Scary but inevitable: survey reveals thoughts on driverless cars
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Are they a safer way to drive or a sign of the apocalypse? Michiganders don’t know, but they guess we’ll find out in the next decade or so.
Land
Winter bounty: Supporting local agriculture even when it’s cold
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You could win a copy of Beth Dooley’s “In Winter’s Kitchen.” Check out our recipes and help us build an electronic box of recipes of winter-themed meals.